There were also junior events on Saturday, with a family mile and toddler dash. Organisers said the running festival had been revamped with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games in mind, encouraging everyone to take up physical activity.

Councillor Archie Graham, chairman of Glasgow Life and executive member for the Commonwealth Games, said: “Events like the Olympics and Glasgow 2014 are inspiring a generation to embrace sport.

“We’ve been delighted by the incredible demand for the family mile and toddler dash. We had to expand the initial capacity and, in the end, we had to include not one, but four toddler races.”

It is estimated that around £1.5million will have been raised for charity over the weekend.